Of all the Senate win and loss combinations to change party control of that body, the Agriculture Committee plays a key role with five of its members retiring at the end of 2014.Five members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are retiring at the end of 2014 including two who served as the committee chairman and one as USDA secretary. They are noted below:Following is a summary of each state's November race:South Dakota/Johnson: This is a four-way race. Rick Weiland is the Democratic candidate and was a staffer for former Senator Tom Daschle and was a state director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). There are also two independent candidates, State Senator Gordon Howie who is running as a Tea Party candidate and former Senat...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.